Major Arcana
The Sun
The full warmth of visibility: joy that clarifies rather than distracts.
- clarity
- joy
- vitality
- success
- openness
Upright meaning
Clarity warms the whole scene. Truth, confidence, and simple joy are allies now.
Reversed meaning
The light is muted, not gone. Pride, fatigue, or delay may be blocking an obvious good.
Symbolism
- sun — Clarity, warmth, and vitality.
- garden — Life thriving in open light.
- animal-guide — Embodied joy and trusted instinct.
- crown — Confidence without apology.
Lore
In the Tarot de Marseille two children stand together beneath the sun; Arcanata shows a joyful figure in an open garden, every colour clear in the warm light. The card is about plain good things: energy, clarity, and joy you don't need to explain.
In daily life, it can reveal the obvious answer, restore energy, or mark a success worth celebrating.